Sensor network information collection via mobile gateway
First Claim
1. A user equipment of a cellular communication network comprising:
- a processor configured to decide on whether an information collecting operation for collecting information from a local sensor network is executed,a first receiver configured to receive a signaling transmitted from a managing node of a local sensor network, anda transmitter configured to transmit to a communication network control element, comprising a base station or a Node B of the cellular communication network, a report message comprising measurement results derived from the signaling received from the managing node of the local sensor network,wherein the processor is configured to initiate, when starting the information collecting operation, an awakening processing of sensor nodes of the local sensor network, wherein the awakening processing comprises at least one of sending a trigger signal to the managing node of the local sensor network for instructing the managing node to conduct an awakening procedure for the sensor nodes, or sending an awakening signal directly to sensor nodes of the local sensor network.
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Abstract
There is provided a sensor network information collection mechanism in which, after a UE has decided to become part of an information collecting operation for collecting information from a local sensor network, a signaling transmitted from a managing node of a local sensor network is received and processed. A communication network control element is informed about the willingness to become an information collector by sending a report message comprising measurement results derived from the signaling received from the managing node of the local sensor network. When receiving a gateway allocation message indicating that the UE is determined to be a gateway element to the local sensor network, the information collecting operation is started wherein sensor nodes of the local sensor network are woke up, and a traffic flow direction in the local sensor network is set in accordance with the managing node identity to which the UE is accessed.
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22 Claims
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1. A user equipment of a cellular communication network comprising:
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a processor configured to decide on whether an information collecting operation for collecting information from a local sensor network is executed, a first receiver configured to receive a signaling transmitted from a managing node of a local sensor network, and a transmitter configured to transmit to a communication network control element, comprising a base station or a Node B of the cellular communication network, a report message comprising measurement results derived from the signaling received from the managing node of the local sensor network, wherein the processor is configured to initiate, when starting the information collecting operation, an awakening processing of sensor nodes of the local sensor network, wherein the awakening processing comprises at least one of sending a trigger signal to the managing node of the local sensor network for instructing the managing node to conduct an awakening procedure for the sensor nodes, or sending an awakening signal directly to sensor nodes of the local sensor network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A base station of a cellular communication network comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive from a communication network element an accessing request for requesting allocation as a gateway element for collecting information from a local sensor network, the accessing request comprising a report of measurement results regarding a signaling received by the communication network element from a managing node of the local sensor network, a processor configured to determine whether the communication network element is to be selected as a gateway element, and a transmitter configured to send, in response to the accessing request, a gateway allocation message informing that the communication network element is determined to be a gateway element to the local sensor network, wherein the base station is configured to function as a sink for the local sensor network, and the communication network element is a user equipment of the cellular communication network, wherein the communication network element is configured to access at least one node of the local sensor network and to function as a gateway element between the base station and the local sensor network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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deciding by a user equipment of a cellular communication network, whether an information collecting operation for collecting information from a local sensor network is executed, receiving a signaling transmitted from a managing node of a local sensor network, transmitting to a communication network control element, comprising a base station or a Node B of the cellular communication network, a report message comprising measurement results derived from the signaling received from the managing node of the local sensor network, and initiating, when starting the information collecting operation, an awakening processing of sensor nodes of the local sensor network, wherein the awakening processing comprises at least one of sending a trigger signal to the managing node of the local sensor network for instructing the managing node to conduct an awakening procedure for the sensor nodes, or sending an awakening signal directly to sensor nodes of the local sensor network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving from a communication network element an accessing request for requesting allocation as a gateway element for collecting information from a local sensor network, the accessing request comprising a report of measurement results regarding a signaling received by the communication network element from a managing node of the local sensor network, determining whether the communication network element is to be selected as a gateway element, and sending, in response to the accessing request, a gateway allocation message informing that the communication network element is determined to be a gateway element to the local sensor network, wherein the method is conducted in a communication network control element or an access network control element of a cellular communication network, comprising a base station or an evolved Node B, wherein the communication network control element is configured to function as a sink for the local sensor network, and the communication network element is a user equipment of the cellular communication network, wherein the communication network element is configured to access at least one node of the local sensor network and to function as a gateway element between the communication network control element and the local sensor network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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